'Tales of the Sissy' is a play on words related to Armistead Maupin's novel 'Tales of the City' which chronicles the daily lives of several seemingly unrelated people. Since my blog chronicles my daily life and I am gay (hence the stereotype 'sissy'), I decided to call my blog 'Tales of the Sissy'.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Sunday drive

Yesterday it was bright and sunny and in the low 60s. I was off work and it seemed like the perfect day to take Big Ella out for some exercise. A 'Sunday drive', if you will.My buddies Steven & Thad had nothing to do so they came along for the ride, figuratively and literally.We drove out to a spot where the road dead ends at a small river. Most people would call it a creek or stream, but I'm calling it a river because its name has 'river' at the end of it. When we got there we saw a single car parked and a man standing near it, talking on a cell phone, with a banjo strapped to his torso. I said "Now, THERE'S something you don't see everyday: a man with a banjo talking on a cell phone down by the river!" They both laughed.

When the man finished his phone call and began playing his banjo, I snapped this picture.

My inquisitive mind wouldn't let it go, so I had to ponder this situation out loud."Do you think he just woke up this morning, looked out the window, and said to himself 'this is a great day to play the banjo outdoors by the river'?" I asked my friends."His wife probably won't let him play it at home" answered Steven. "We've only been listening to him for 30 seconds and I'm already tempted to smash that banjo over his head."Alrighty then.

So before roaring up the engine to leave (preventing Steven from violently destroying the man's banjo), I took 1 more picture of 'the river' from the drivers seat of Big Ella.

Drives like this are a good reminder of the abundant natural beauty that exists so close to home for us.

Who Am I?

My name is Mark and I'm the writer of 'Tales of the Sissy'. I am an out gay man, happily partnered since 1996. I'm a Washington DC native, now living at the beach in Delaware since 2007. Read my introduction here.